Web material structuring belt, method for making and method for using
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsKathryn Christian Kien, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Ward William Ostendorf, Laurent Jose Marie Bernard Mignot
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Abstract
Web material structuring belts that impart structure to a web material during a web material structuring operation and/or structured web material forming operation, method for making same and methods for using same to make structured web materials, for example structured fibrous structures, such as structured sanitary tissue products such as structured toilet tissue, structured paper towels and structured facial tissue are provided.
Claims14
A web material structuring belt comprising:
- a. a support layer;
- b. a structuring layer;
- and
- c. an associating layer disposed between the support layer and the structuring layer,
- wherein the associating layer is mechanically entangled with at least one selected from the group consisting of the support layer, the structuring layer, and combinations thereof, and
- wherein at least one void volume is present between the support layer and the structuring layer.
A method for making a web material structuring belt, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a support layer;
- b. providing a structuring layer;
- and
- c. associating the structuring layer with the support layer via an associating layer disposed therebetween such that a web material structuring belt comprising one or more void volumes between the structuring layer and the support layer is formed, and
- wherein the associating layer is mechanically entangled with at least one selected from the group consisting of the support layer, the structuring layer, and combinations thereof.
A method for making a web material structuring belt, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a support layer;
- b. forming a structuring layer on the support layer such that an associating layer is disposed therebetween and such that a web material structuring belt comprising the one or more void volumes between the structuring layer and the support layer is formed, and
- wherein the associating layer is mechanically entangled with at least one selected from the group consisting of the support layer, the structuring layer, and combinations thereof.
A method for making a web material structuring belt, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a structuring layer;
- and
- b. forming a support layer on the structuring layer such that an associating layer is disposed therebetween and such that a web material structuring belt comprising one or more void volumes between the structuring layer and the support layer is formed, and
- wherein the associating layer is mechanically entangled with at least one selected from the group consisting of the support layer, the structuring layer, and combinations thereof.
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